For the USMC equivalent, see Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.
Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
Incumbent Nick Ollive since 9 December 2021
Ministry of Defence
Style
Mr or Sir
Type
Senior enlisted advisor
Abbreviation
Corps RSM
Reports to
Commandant General Royal Marines
Nominator
Commandant General
Appointer
Navy Board
Term length
Not fixed, typically 1–4 years
Formation
1 January 1989
First holder
David Malcolm Stollery MBE
The Corps Regimental Sergeant Major[1] (Corps RSM) is the most senior warrant officer of the Royal Marines. Responsible for maintaining standards and discipline within the Royal Marines, they act as a parental figure to their subordinates and also to junior officers, even though the latter technically outrank the RSM.
^Note that in the British Armed Forces, the plural is "sergeant majors" and not "sergeants major". "No. 48587". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 April 1981. p. 5671. "No. 25044". The London Gazette. 2 December 1881. p. 6467. The earliest usage of "sergeant majors" in The Times is in 1822. The last of the (very occasional) usages of "sergeants major", except when referring to American NCOs, is in 1938.
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